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alright ive searched, and ive had my doubts about it. But i have very limited money and want my exhaust to sound better until i save money for a full system. now my question. what would sound better? cutting off the resonator and running a straight pipe or cutting off the rear muffler and putting just a straight pipe? i odnt want something to loud or stupid sounding. thanks for the help.
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IMO neither will sound nice. just wait until you have enough money for a catback.
removing the resonator would probably sound better than removing the muffler. though I think either option you proposed would probably sound loud and stupid. If you really want to remove the resonator then replace it with a magnaflow or something.
Personally I think cutting off the resonator and/or muffler is just ghetto.
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alright, thats what i was looking for, thanks.
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I guess I'll have to play the devils advocate on this one. I removed the resonator on my SVT, and it deepend the sound, without becoming too much louder, and its defintely not harsh. It has typical cold rasp, but thats gone by the time its warmed up enough to get on it. I would think removing the resonator is a great place to start if you're looking to go the cheap route.
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No mufflers and stock resonator doesnt sound all that bad. I havent heard it the other way around tho...
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alright thanks, im gonna cut off the rear muffler and see how it sounds, and if it sounds like butt ill just weld the muffler back on
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Originally posted by acammer:
I guess I'll have to play the devils advocate on this one. I removed the resonator on my SVT, and it deepend the sound, without becoming too much louder, and its defintely not harsh. It has typical cold rasp, but thats gone by the time its warmed up enough to get on it. I would think removing the resonator is a great place to start if you're looking to go the cheap route.
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Originally posted by Eazy E:
alright thanks, im gonna cut off the rear muffler and see how it sounds, and if it sounds like butt ill just weld the muffler back on
i have had the following combinations when i had my 99 csvt:
-stock, ok but too mellow
-no resonator w/ stock mufflers, sounded good idling but sounded like a riced out honda anytime i applied throttle. bad
-no resonator w/ flowmaster mufflers, sounded great idling although a bit loud attracting unnecessary attention from cops and still too much like a riced out honda. still bad
-magnaflo resonator w/ flowmaster mufflers, i liked the way it sounded and i got alot of compliments about it but the drone on the freeway was significant. good if you don't mind alot of drone.
i have heard a local ceg'ers 98 csvt with the magnaflo resonator and stock mufflers. this sounds very good. excellent balance between throatier exhaust note without rasp or drone. this is what i am going with on my 2k csvt. and cheap too.
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Not sure eactly what the SE muffler sounds like, but on my SVT I pulled the stock res and put in one of the 30 dollar Summit Brand glasspacks....awesome sound!!!!! Everyone that ever heard it loved it...CHEAP!!!!
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But a glasspack muffler will blow out the fiberglass sooner or later and revert to being the same as a streight pipe.
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